2014 Penrith Panthers season

2014 Penrith Panthers
League 2nd[lower-alpha 1] NRL
2014 record 11-5-0[lower-alpha 1]
Home record 7-1-0[lower-alpha 1]
Away record 4-4-0[lower-alpha 1]
Points for 360[lower-alpha 1]
Points against 278[lower-alpha 1]
Team information
Coach Australia Ivan Cleary
Captain Australia Kevin Kingston
Australia Peter Wallace
Ground Sportingbet Stadium
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The 2014 Penrith Panthers season was the 48th in the club's history. Coached by Ivan Cleary and co-captained by Kevin Kingston and Peter Wallace, the team competed in the National Rugby League's 2014 Telstra Premiership.[2] The Panthers competed in the pre-season's 2014 NRL Auckland Nines. They then completed the 26-round regular season 4th place (out of 16), reaching the finals for the first time since 2010. Penrith went on to come within one match of the grand final but were knocked out by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

Players and Coaching Staff

= Captain
= Injured[lower-alpha 2]

No. Position Player
Papua New Guinea WG Wellington Albert
Australia PR Sam Anderson
New Zealand SR Lewis Brown
Australia FB Luke Capewell
Australia SR Bryce Cartwright
Australia SR Anthony Cherrington
Australia SR Adam Docker
Australia SR Tom Eisenhuth
Australia PR Tim Grant
Australia FE Tom Humble
Australia CE Jamal Idris
New Zealand FE Isaac John
Australia HK Kevin Kingston
Australia PR Brent Kite
Australia PR Jeremy Latimore
Australia WG Josh Mansour
New Zealand SR Sika Manu
New Zealand PR Sam McKendry
Australia FB Matt Moylan
No. Position Player
New Zealand PR Ben Murdoch-Masila
Fiji WG Etonia Nabuli
Fiji WG Kevin Naiqama
Fiji FB Wes Naiqama
Australia LK Tyrone Peachey
Australia PR Nigel Plum
New Zealand LK Matt Robinson
Australia HK James Segeyaro
Australia WG David Simmons
Australia LK Ryan Simpkins
Australia LK Nathan Smith
Australia FE Jamie Soward
Australia SR Shaun Spence
New Zealand LK Elijah Taylor
Samoa SR Vaipuna Tia Kilifi
Australia HB Peter Wallace
New Zealand FB Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
New Zealand CE Dean Whare
Australia SR Isaah Yeo

Transfers

Gains[4]

Player Previous Club
Wellington Albert Lae Tigers
Jamal Idris Gold Coast Titans
Brent Kite Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Leilani Latu Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Kevin Naiqama Newcastle Knights
Tyrone Peachey Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Will Smith Newcastle Knights
Jamie Soward London Broncos
Shaun Spence Wests Tigers
Elijah Taylor New Zealand Warriors
Peter Wallace Brisbane Broncos

Losses[4]

Player New Club
Blake Austin Wests Tigers
Cameron Ciraldo Retirement
Lachlan Coote North Queensland Cowboys
Toby Evans Parramatta Eels
Danny Galea Widnes Vikings
Mose Masoe St Helens
Clint Newton Newcastle Knights
Kyle O'Donnell Canberra Raiders
Mosese Pangai Canberra Raiders
James Roberts Released, later Gold Coast Titans[5]
Travis Robinson Melbourne Storm
Brad Tighe Gold Coast Titans
Luke Walsh St Helens
Dayne Weston Melbourne Storm

Fixtures

The Panthers again use Penrith Stadium as their home ground in 2014, now known as Sportingbet Stadium for sponsorship reasons.[6]

Pre-season

A 16 man squad was sent to Auckland and participated in the Auckland Nines competition.[7] The Panthers played a trial match against the Newtown Jets on 23 February 2014.[8]

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney Roosters 2416082615385+23036
2 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 2416082502399+10336
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2415092585361+22434
4 Penrith Panthers 2415092506426+8034
5 North Queensland Cowboys 24140102596406+19032
6 Melbourne Storm 24140102536460+7632
7 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24130112446439+730
8 Brisbane Broncos 24120122549456+9328
9 New Zealand Warriors 24120122571491+8028
10 Parramatta Eels 24120122477580-10328
11 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24110132469528-5926
12 Newcastle Knights 24100142463571-10824
13 Wests Tigers 24100142420631-21124
14 Gold Coast Titans 2490152372538-16622
15 Canberra Raiders 2480162466623-15720
16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2450192334613-27914

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Correct as of 17 July 2014.[1]
  2. ↑ Correct as of 17 July 2014.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "2014 Telstra Premiership Ladder". NRL. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Duxbury, Emma (3 March 2014). "Cleary announces co-captains for 2014". Penrith Panthers.
  3. ↑ "Injury Update". Penrith Panthers. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "2014 Player Transfers". NRL. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  5. ↑ Proszenko, Adrian (22 March 2014). "James Roberts thrown a lifeline by Gold Coast Titans". Sydney Morning Herald.
  6. ↑ Duxbury, Emma (30 January 2014). "Panthers Stadium Name Change". Penrith Panthers.
  7. ↑ "Auckland Nines Team Announcement". Penrith Panthers. 12 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "TEAM LIST TUESDAY!". Penrith Panthers. 18 February 2014.

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